The Sunday Picture Show (August 10th, 2025)

Some beautiful Buck knives this morning. And some great photos!
Been kind of laying low on Bladeforum for a while due to some medical issues.
Thought I'd post a picture this morning of this Buck and an heirloom German Striped tomato my wife brought in from the garden for some BLTs. Hope everyone has a great Sunday!

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Good morning all and happy SPS!
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To me, the 113 is the knife that I really want to love but I don't feel a real attachment to it. The handle just doesn't feel right to me. There are several other Buck knives with this approximate blade length that I like better. Here is the 113 Boone and Crockett that started it all.
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I added this one to my horny chipflint collection. I still need the 118 and hopefully there is a 105. Anyone? Oh! And many thanks for the article on the Smithsonian! :thumbsup: By the way, this knife does not have a serial number on it; I don't know what that means but I am ok with it.

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Happy SPS

DeSotoSky said:
157 million historical holdings (less than 1% is on display) *** personal story ***
***all this stuff is sitting away in warehouses all around DC. My brother was researching something of interest to him and wanted to
***view an item in storage. Took 2 years to get an appointment. I traveled from Missouri and my brother from the New York and we
***showed up at the designated warehouse at the time of the appointment. The guy was a no show. After a lot of phone calling he was
***tracked down and basically said he didn't want to be bothered.......
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That's a bad Yelp review right there

I never made it to the Smithsonian. I imagine one could spend a week there easily. I've been to the Henry Ford Museum in Deaborn, Michigan 3 or 4 times and never came close to seeing it all. I imagine the Smithsonian is an order of magnitude larger 🤓

I don't have a 113. The closest I can come is a 112, which is only off by one 😏

 
This is a set that I bought in 2015.They came in a glass top walnut display box.There were 250 sets made.

Although they came in a display case,Buck also provided two sheaths.The sheath for the 113 is constructed of a heavier leather than another sheath that was provided with a standard/factory 113.

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PS: Thanks again Roger.
 
Hi to All of you Buck Nut's,

Thank you Roger for hosting this weekly event. Also, thank you to each of you who post photos or add to the conversations!

Here is a little Gem I got off of Larry Odens last sales list. It is an award knife from the 1998 blade show.





Here is a few shots from one of the 1998 BCCI news letters



As you can see the little 505 has inside Ivory not bark, Best of show 1998 engraved on the bolsters, and DM blade, Wow, I'm honored to add this knife to my collection!
 
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Thanks, Roger and all the post photos and comment.
The Smithsonian is a vast and wonderful complex of America’s achievements in all facets of life. I recommend and encourage anyone and everyone to visit.
I have this set also.
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DeSotoSky said:
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Hello and welcome to the Sunday Picture Show. Share your Buck knives with others by posting pictures of them here. New or old, plain or custom, user or safe queen, one or a collection, we love to see them all. This weekly tradition was started in 2010 by ItsTooEarly (Armand Hernandez) and Oregon (Steve Dunn). Help keep the tradition alive. Feel free to click that 'LIKE' but lets not let it replace discussing and complimenting each others knives. DeSotoSky (Roger Yost)

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The Castle, located on the National Mall, was the the Smithsonian's first building. Constructed of red sandstone, it was completed in 1855.
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On this Day, August 10th, 1846 The Smithsonian Institution was founded. Operating as a Trust, it is not part of any of the three branches of the Federal government. How James Smithson (1765-1829), a (ultra) wealthy English Chemist and Mineralogist came to be the founding donor of the Smithsonian is a bizzare story in itself. In accordance with his will the estate passed "to the United States of America, to found at Washington, under the name of the Smithsonian Institution, an Establishment for the increase & diffusion of knowledge among men". So.... why would an Englishman leave his considerable wealth to America and not England? Smithson was the illegitimate son of the Duke of Northumberland. This meant he faced social barriers and discrimination within the English class structure, and he was not allowed to use his father's name. He felt ostracized by English society due to his illegitimate birth. He perceived America as a society more open to merit as a place where he could establish his personal legacy. (don't piss off the guy with the money 😁)
The Smithsonian today
World's largest museum complex
30 million annual visitors
$1.25 billion Annual Budget
157 million historical holdings (less than 1% is on display) *** personal story ***
***all this stuff is sitting away in warehouses all around DC. My brother was researching something of interest to him and wanted to
***view an item in storage. Took 2 years to get an appointment. I traveled from Missouri and my brother from the New York and we
***showed up at the designated warehouse at the time of the appointment. The guy was a no show. After a lot of phone calling he was
***tracked down and basically said he didn't want to be bothered.......
21 Museums
21 Libraries
14 Education & Research Centers
The National Zoo
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en.wikipedia.org

Smithsonian Institution - Wikipedia

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The Model 113 was first introduced in the 2010 Buck Catalog under the Boone & Crockett Collection as the Elk Small Skinner. Starting in the 2011 catalog it was called the Ranger Skinner. In my collection I have a 113 BOTM and a Custom 113 and both are labeled as Sm. Skinner. I picked this nice 113 up off eBay recently. It came without the box so the history is unknown. The "Anvil/CUSTOM" tang stamp tells us it did not start life as a 'Plain Jane' 113 but there is no telling what it was. Buck started using the 'Anvil/CUSTOM' tang stamp on customs starting in 2002. The problem with that stamp is if the knife gets separated from the box there is no determining the age because the date code is not used. Back to the knife shown, I find the blue handle attractive, it seems to be more like a plastic or resin, not stone like. I have not seen the Stallion Silhouette logo in connection with anything. If anyone knows the origin of this knife, please share.
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(before anyone asks, 725 is my inventory #)
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(the sheaths Buck supplies with the 113's are too long and not a great fit)
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My thanks to Roger and everyone else. I never knew that especially beautiful knives like this custom 113.

BTW -- my 112 Slim Select tried to cut my thumb off Friday evening. I was cutting an old thread bare plastic sheet off of something and I reached underneath to cut some paracord. The orange handles turned red. Quick trip to quick care, some antibiotics and I'm on the mend. I sliced the inside of my thumb joint.
I would of got pics if I could.
 
Good Sunday afternoon, everyone! I love all of the knives shown so far. You all bring out some real beauties for this show each week. Thanks, all. And special thanks to Roger for keeping the show going each week.

My contribution this week is a pair of custom 113s. Top is Cherrywood and satin 420hc. Bottom is supposed to be Bluewood (I actually like the color even though it's not very blue) and mirror-polished 420hc.
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Hope you all have a good afternoon, and a great week!
 
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